MEDICATION AIDE ALL UNITS AND QUIZZES / TEST ARE
PROVIDED LATEST VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN
2025
True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the
nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific
resident and drug? - ANSWER ->True. Med aide can't
assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurse
Med aides can't do what? - ANSWER ->Give first doses of
new meds
Factors affecting drug actions include what? - ANSWER -
>Weight, age, metabolic rate, and tolerance
What are the six rights of med administration? - ANSWER
->The right drug, the right person, the right
documentation, the right route, the right dose, and the
right time
Before you work as a med aide, you? - ANSWER ->Must
pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills
,As a med aide in your facility, you should what? -
ANSWER ->Work within the legal limits of your role
You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a
what? - ANSWER ->boundary violation
A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits
of your role. You do what? - ANSWER ->Refuse to follow
the nurses order and explain why
You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug,
You should do what? - ANSWER ->Ask the Nurse
In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the
person the oral drugs that you usually give. You do what?
- ANSWER ->Understand this is the best decision for the
person at the time.
The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job
description. You have not done this task before. You do
what? - ANSWER ->Tell the nurse you have not done the
task before and ask for help
When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what?
- ANSWER ->Must complete the task safely
,A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following
except what? restate or clarify what is expected of you,
know how to contact the nurse if theres an emergency,
document the care given, or do the task even though you
have not been trained? - ANSWER ->Do the task even
though you have not been trained
What step can the nurse delegate to you? - ANSWER -
>Give certain drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power
to do the following except what? Determine the safety
and effectiveness of drugs before marketing, ensure that
manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure
advertising standards are met when manufacturers
market drugs, or determine who gives drugs to patients
or residents? - ANSWER ->Determine who gives drugs to
patients or residents
If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful
person would have done, you are what? - ANSWER -
>Negligent
Invasion of privacy occurs if you what? - ANSWER -
>Violate a persons right to have his or her name, photo,
or private affairs made public without giving consent
, You suspect a persons being abused. You should what? -
ANSWER ->Share your concerns with your supervisor
Schedule 11 drugs may lead to what? - ANSWER ->Severe
psychological or physical dependence
According to the text, when you touch a persons body
without his or her consent its called a what? - ANSWER -
>Battery
The intentional mistreatment or harm of another person
is what? - ANSWER ->Abuse
Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct is
called what? - ANSWER ->Ethics
Which statement about an ethical person is true? -
ANSWER ->An ethical person behaves in the right way
You display ethical behavior by what? - ANSWER -
>Keeping the persons property safe
To protect yourself from assault and battery, you what? -
ANSWER ->Get the persons consent before doing a
procedure
PROVIDED LATEST VERSION UPDATED AND REVISED IN
2025
True or False? Med aides may only give a PRN if the
nurse has specifically delegated the task for the specific
resident and drug? - ANSWER ->True. Med aide can't
assess the need for a PRN, this must be done by a nurse
Med aides can't do what? - ANSWER ->Give first doses of
new meds
Factors affecting drug actions include what? - ANSWER -
>Weight, age, metabolic rate, and tolerance
What are the six rights of med administration? - ANSWER
->The right drug, the right person, the right
documentation, the right route, the right dose, and the
right time
Before you work as a med aide, you? - ANSWER ->Must
pass course exams, complete and demonstrate skills
,As a med aide in your facility, you should what? -
ANSWER ->Work within the legal limits of your role
You tell a patient about your personal problems. This is a
what? - ANSWER ->boundary violation
A nurse asks you to do something beyond the legal limits
of your role. You do what? - ANSWER ->Refuse to follow
the nurses order and explain why
You're not sure whether you should give a certain drug,
You should do what? - ANSWER ->Ask the Nurse
In order to assess a person, the nurse decides to give the
person the oral drugs that you usually give. You do what?
- ANSWER ->Understand this is the best decision for the
person at the time.
The nurse asks you to perform a task that is in your job
description. You have not done this task before. You do
what? - ANSWER ->Tell the nurse you have not done the
task before and ask for help
When you agree to perform a delegated task. You what?
- ANSWER ->Must complete the task safely
,A nurse asks you to perform a task. You do the following
except what? restate or clarify what is expected of you,
know how to contact the nurse if theres an emergency,
document the care given, or do the task even though you
have not been trained? - ANSWER ->Do the task even
though you have not been trained
What step can the nurse delegate to you? - ANSWER -
>Give certain drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the power
to do the following except what? Determine the safety
and effectiveness of drugs before marketing, ensure that
manufacturers meet labeling requirements, ensure
advertising standards are met when manufacturers
market drugs, or determine who gives drugs to patients
or residents? - ANSWER ->Determine who gives drugs to
patients or residents
If you fail to do something that a reasonable and careful
person would have done, you are what? - ANSWER -
>Negligent
Invasion of privacy occurs if you what? - ANSWER -
>Violate a persons right to have his or her name, photo,
or private affairs made public without giving consent
, You suspect a persons being abused. You should what? -
ANSWER ->Share your concerns with your supervisor
Schedule 11 drugs may lead to what? - ANSWER ->Severe
psychological or physical dependence
According to the text, when you touch a persons body
without his or her consent its called a what? - ANSWER -
>Battery
The intentional mistreatment or harm of another person
is what? - ANSWER ->Abuse
Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct is
called what? - ANSWER ->Ethics
Which statement about an ethical person is true? -
ANSWER ->An ethical person behaves in the right way
You display ethical behavior by what? - ANSWER -
>Keeping the persons property safe
To protect yourself from assault and battery, you what? -
ANSWER ->Get the persons consent before doing a
procedure
